Stab [German]

In Germany, a unit of length = 1 meter (39.37 inches), since adoption of the
metric system on 1 January 1872. This value is recorded for Frankfurt am Main as early as 1812. Before metrication, the Stab was usually = 3¹⁄₃ Fuss, but it varied.

2

In Zurich, used for bales of cotton, by the ordinance of 24 Feb 1829 = 1.2
meters. The Konkordat of
1835, agreed to by twelve cantons, made the Stab
in those cantons = 1.2 meters.